As much as id prefer to be part of a mostly intact ACC from a regional and rivalry perspective, the Big XII really is the best place we could get into. The stability and money alone would be worth so much. If you could promise me the ACC will stick together through 2036 minus FSU and Clemson, it's a better fit, but I just find that so unlikely
I think we’re right back to where we were last summer.
Bait. And basically a backup plan. Only if the primary doesn’t work out they might not execute the backup plan.
But possibly what might be unfolding is just my guess based on what I have read (not what I have heard).
Yormark if you listen to him has conceded that they won’t be the #1 football conference. But the next best thing is being the #1 Basketball Conference.
If you can get a basketball league that has the Big 12’s current cast plus UConn and Hurley you have a product that could basically be heads and shoulders above anyone and everyone. You might even rival the NBA in viewers.
He wants to decouple Football and Basketball rights, and let’s face it. The networks have been getting basketball at a bargain.
I think this is where he is going and why the interest is persistent.